Signage and awnings have gone up on the facade of the fast food giant's soon-to-open store on Broughton Street. A small sign protruding from the corner of the building at 246 W. Broughton St. features McDonald's trademark arches.

The company has not announced an opening date for the store, although a VIP party is planned for Monday and the building's owner, local attorney Daryl Walker, said he has been told the store will be open by St. Patrick's Day.

The restaurant's opening appeared imminent Thursday, with work crews finishing work on the facade, setting up tables in the second-floor dining room and adding details to the service entrances at the rear of the building.

A menu adorned the wall next to the restaurant's walk-up window -- installed in lieu of a drive-thru -- along the Jefferson St. facade.

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That old building used to be such an eyesore with all the boarded up windows and doors. Good to see the renewal stretching down toward the west end of Broughton. (Just because I like the transformation doesn't mean that I'll eat at McDonald's though.)